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Founders Bay Brief
Where builders are showing up this week
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Hi Friends,
I just came back from Burning Man, and there is so much to unpack. It was an intense week with beautiful moments, difficult moments, and a lot of reflection.
More than anything, it made me realize how special our community is and how grateful I am for the safe and loving spaces we’ve built together. I’m so happy to be back with all of you. ❤️
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🗓️ Tue, Sep 8
 | Enterprise AI at MicrosoftRSVP →Mountain View · 1PM-5PM PTJoin Enterprise AI At Microsoft hosted for an afternoon focused on what it takes to run AI reliably inside the... |
 | Gol Gappe & Gup ShupRSVP →SF · 2PM-5PM PT🇵🇰 Gol Gappe & Gup Shup ✨ Join PSA for a fun afternoon of gol gappe, games, and lots of gup shup! 💚 Come meet new... |
 | Nate Soares Talk + PizzaRSVP →Berkeley · 4PM-7PM PTThe UC Berkeley AI Risk Speaker Series is starting up again for fall semester with a talk by Nate Soares, see… |
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250,000+ members see who's attending before they walk in.
✓ See every attendee list before you arrive✓ Message founders directly inside the directory✓ Exclusive deals + partner perks every week
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 | Codenames Game Night - GTM EditionRSVP →SF · 5PM-8PM PTGTM has developed its own language: pipeline, positioning, attribution, growth. Half the fun is pretending we all mean the same thing. GTM Codenames is a… |
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✓ Admin-facilitated intros to fellow members✓ VIP-only WhatsApp room + monthly AI Breakfast✓ Free tickets to every Founders Bay event
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 | Car Free Happy HourRSVP →Oakland · 5:30PM-8PM PTJoin fellow transit, biking and safe streets champions at car free happy hour! Whether you’re car free, car light, car... |
 | Localhost · Vol 2 · for CTOsRSVP →SF · 5:30PM-7:30PM PTlocalhost is a series for the people who run engineering in SF: twenty seats, drinks and apps, and an honest conversation with peers. No slides. No pitches.… |
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🗓️ Wed, Sep 9
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250,000+ founders are networking at these events — join them.
✓ Priority RSVP with SF & NYC discount codes✓ Full searchable member directory✓ Monday Members Brief: curated intros + deals
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 | Growth Leaders BreakfastRSVP →SF · 9AM-11AM PTJoin us for a highly curated breakfast for Growth Leaders at VC-backed startups (VP, Head, or Director of Growth) at... |
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250,000+ members see who's attending before they walk in.
✓ See every attendee list before you arrive✓ Message founders directly inside the directory✓ Exclusive deals + partner perks every week
Start free trial →
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250,000+ founders walk in with warm intros lined up — do you?
✓ Admin-facilitated intros to fellow members✓ VIP-only WhatsApp room + monthly AI Breakfast✓ Free tickets to every Founders Bay event
Start free trial →
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🗓️ Thu, Sep 10
 | Our EventAI Builders Happy Hour @ ERIARSVP →SF · 6PM-8PM PTJoin us for an evening of conversations, connections, and good vibes with AI builders, founders, engineers, and tech... |
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250,000+ founders are networking at these events — join them.
✓ Priority RSVP with SF & NYC discount codes✓ Full searchable member directory✓ Monday Members Brief: curated intros + deals
Start free trial →
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🗓️ Fri, Sep 11
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250,000+ members see who's attending before they walk in.
✓ See every attendee list before you arrive✓ Message founders directly inside the directory✓ Exclusive deals + partner perks every week
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🎥 Workshop of the week
Agentic AI Foundations: Build Your First Production Agent — Live
What we'll cover, live: -The production agent architecture — the pattern that holds up when real users touch it, taught the way we teach it in our hackathons with Microsoft -Tool calling and…
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Hi! I'm Mariane Bekker, founder of Founders Bay, a community with 250,000+ subscribers rooted in Silicon Valley. I'm also Head of Developer Relations at You.com, and we just raised $100M to grow our AI Search Infrastructure!
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